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1 plead
pli:dpast tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') declararse, alegar2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) defender, hablar por alguien3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) suplicarplead vb1. suplicar2. declararsetr[pliːd]1 suplicar ( with, -)1 (give as excuse) alegar1) : declararse (culpable o inocente)2)to plead for : suplicar, implorarplead vt1) : alegar, pretextarhe pleaded illness: pretextó la enfermedad2)to plead a case : defender un casov.• abogar v.• alegar v.• argumentar v.• informar v.• pleitear v.• rogar v.• suplicar v.pliːd
1.
a) ( give as excuse) alegar*he pleads ignorance of the whole affair — alega or aduce no saber nada del asunto
she's not coming, she pleaded poverty — no viene, dijo que no tenía dinero
b) ( argue) abogar* por, defender*to plead the case for something — abogar* en favor de algo
to plead somebody's case — ( Law) llevar el caso de alguien
2.
via) (implore, beg) suplicar*to plead FOR something — suplicar* algo
to plead WITH somebody to + INF — suplicarle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( Law)[pliːd] (pt pleaded, pp pled) (esp US)to plead guilty/not guilty — declararse culpable/inocente
1. VT1) (=argue)to plead sb's cause — hablar por algn, interceder por algn
to plead sb's case — (Jur) defender a algn en juicio
2) (as excuse) aducir, pretextarto plead that — aducir or pretextar que
to plead ignorance — aducir or pretextar desconocimiento
to plead poverty — aducir or pretextar falta de medios económicos
he pleaded certain difficulties — adujo or pretextó la existencia de ciertas dificultades
2. VI1) (=beg) suplicar, rogarthe village has pleaded for a new bridge for ten years — hace diez años que el pueblo viene reclamando un nuevo puente
2) (Jur) (as defendant) presentar declaración; (as barrister) abogarhow do you plead? — ¿cómo se declara el acusado?
to plead guilty/not guilty — declararse culpable/inocente
* * *[pliːd]
1.
a) ( give as excuse) alegar*he pleads ignorance of the whole affair — alega or aduce no saber nada del asunto
she's not coming, she pleaded poverty — no viene, dijo que no tenía dinero
b) ( argue) abogar* por, defender*to plead the case for something — abogar* en favor de algo
to plead somebody's case — ( Law) llevar el caso de alguien
2.
via) (implore, beg) suplicar*to plead FOR something — suplicar* algo
to plead WITH somebody to + INF — suplicarle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( Law)to plead guilty/not guilty — declararse culpable/inocente
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2 excusa
Del verbo excusar: ( conjugate excusar) \ \
excusa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: excusa excusar
excusa sustantivo femeninob)
excusar ( conjugate excusar) verbo transitivob) ( eximir) excusa a algn de algo/hacer algo to excuse sb (from) sth/doing sthexcusarse verbo pronominal (frml)
excusa sustantivo femenino (pretexto) excuse: a ver con qué excusa viene esta vez, let's see what his excuse is this time (disculpa) apology: eso no tiene excusa, there's no excuse for that
le presento mis excusas por llegar tan tarde, I apologize for arriving so late
excusar verbo transitivo (disculpar) to excuse ' excusa' also found in these entries: Spanish: acogerse - desmontar - historiada - historiado - inventar - pero - plausible - socorrida - socorrido - admisible - amañar - burdo - cuento - débil - tonto - tragar - verosímil English: apology - cast-iron - concoct - excuse - familiar - flimsy - lame - paltry - plead - pretence - pretense - pretext - serve up - square - water - other - pathetic -
3 pretexto
Del verbo pretextar: ( conjugate pretextar) \ \
pretexto es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pretextó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: pretextar pretexto
pretexto sustantivo masculino pretext;◊ volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella;siempre sale con algún pretexto she always comes out with some excuse; bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances
pretexto sustantivo masculino pretext, excuse Locuciones: bajo ningún pretexto, under no circumstances ' pretexto' also found in these entries: Spanish: excusa - so English: plea - plead - pretence - pretense - pretext - story -
4 viene
Del verbo venir: ( conjugate venir) \ \
viene es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: venir viene
venir ( conjugate venir) verbo intransitivo 1 ¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around for?; vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey; viene por or (Esp) a por algn/algo to come for sb/sth, come to pick sb/sth up; la vino a buscar su madre her mother came to pick her up; ven a ver esto come and see this no vengas tarde don't be late home o backc) ( salir):no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands 2a) ( tener lugar):¿qué viene después de las noticias? what's on after the news?; ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get betterb) ( indicando procedencia) viene de algo to come from sth;le viene de familia it runs in his family; ¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?d) ( estar incluido):no viene nada sobre la huelga there's nothing about the strike 3 ( convenir): el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good for me; me vendría bien un descanso I could do with a rest 4 ( como aux): hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along venirse verbo pronominal ( enf) vienese abajo [ persona] to go to pieces; [ techo] to fall in, collapse; [ estante] to collapse; [ ilusiones] to go up in smoke; [ proyectos] to fall through
viene,◊ vienes, etc see venir
venir verbo intransitivo
1 to come
ven y mira lo que he dibujado, come and see what I've drawn
2 (llegar) to come: viene el invierno, winter is coming
acaba de venir de la tienda, he's just come from the shop
3 (volver) to come back: vengo en un minuto, I'll be back in a minute
4 (proceder) to come from: estos juguetes vienen de China, these toys come from China
5 (surgir, sobrevenir) me vino la gripe, I went down with flu (suceder) entonces vino la guerra civil, then came the civil war
6 (quedar) este jersey me viene grande, this sweater is too big for me
7 (aparecer, presentarse) to come: esa información viene en el capítulo dos, that information comes in chapter two
¿viene algo del terremoto?, is there anything about the earthquake?
viene en un estuche verde, it comes in a green case
8 (indicando aproximación) este libro viene a tener unos cien años, this book must be about a hundred years old Locuciones: venir al mundo, to be born
venir de lejos, to come from afar ' viene' also found in these entries: Spanish: año - apestosa - apestoso - cada - caso - cuento - cuñada - cuñado - espantarse - especificación - excusa - ir - hojuela - para - perilla - perla - pintada - pintado - toda - todo - venir - acá - ahí - atento - atraso - cielo - correspondiente - cuando - definitivo - familia - mes - no - ojo - otro - poco - prisa - racha - regio - retraso - sabor - tener - tincar English: after - agree - aid - attend - battery - begin - buzz - come over - construction - curtail - do - excitement - go - here - hubbub - late - less - long-standing - next - point - run - see out - skin - sometime - suit - supposing - time - to - visit - watch - week - year - amount - away - come - coming - derive - easy - ever - every - long - Monday - oncoming - out - plead - somebody - variety - way - well
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plead — / plēd/ vb plead·ed or pled also plead / pled/, plead·ing [Anglo French plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old French plaid legal action, trial more at plea] vi … Law dictionary
Excuse — Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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